.\" Copyright (C) 2004 Andries Brouwer (aeb@cwi.nl)
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.TH exit_group 2 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages 6.9.1"
.SH NAME
exit_group \- exit all threads in a process
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ", " \-lc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" "       /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
.B #include <unistd.h>
.P
.BI "[[noreturn]] void syscall(SYS_exit_group, int " status );
.fi
.P
.IR Note :
glibc provides no wrapper for
.BR exit_group (),
necessitating the use of
.BR syscall (2).
.SH DESCRIPTION
This system call terminates all threads
in the calling process's thread group.
.SH RETURN VALUE
This system call does not return.
.SH STANDARDS
Linux.
.SH HISTORY
Linux 2.5.35.
.SH NOTES
Since glibc 2.3, this is the system call invoked when the
.BR _exit (2)
wrapper function is called.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR _exit (2)
